Hi, I'm Grace. Welcome to another reflection from the WCCM young person's channel. Here we share teachings from John Main, Laurence Freeman and the Christian contemplative tradition. What is Christian meditation? Meditation is found in many traditions in the Christian tradition, it is the prayer of the heart and is often referred to as 'pure prayer' or 'prayer of the heart', because it is a prayer without thoughts, words or images and so it takes us beyond the imagination and the ego. When we meditate, we are not thinking about God or speaking to God. We are simply being with God. In the silence and stillness of the present moment, we move from the mind to the heart. It is a prayer of silence, stillness and attention. The essence of all prayer and love is attention. How do we meditate? We meditate by becoming still in body and mind. The first thing is to sit still. Meditation is not something we do just in our heads. It involves the whole person, body, mind and spirit. So the way we sit is important. It is important to sit still with a straight back to be alert and awake, Jesus said: Stay awake and pray.
